Coupang

Sr. Staff Backend Software Engineer

Coupang · Seattle, USA

Posted about 3 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
81 days
Coupang's roles stay open a median of 81 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
1% of Coupang's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Coupang
high
698 stale, 14 reposted of 717 open
Hiring momentum
1065 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-23

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Coupang's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Coupang.

About this role

As a Sr. Staff Backend Software Engineer at Coupang, you will be responsible for designing, building, deploying, and maintaining the core Workflow Platform Infrastructure that supports the company's fulfillment technology. Your role will involve ensuring the reliability and uptime of the platform, analyzing system issues, and collaborating with other teams to enhance the platform's capabilities. You will also benchmark performance metrics and oversee production incident monitoring.

Our read on this posting2.8out of 5
benefits
5/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Coupang as an employer.

What you need

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Math, or a closely related field
  • 8 years of experience in backend software development
  • Experience working in cloud environments, particularly AWS
  • Demonstrated experience in building and maintaining highly available, distributed systems

Nice to have

  • 10 years of experience working directly within engineering teams in a fast-moving environment
  • 10 years of experience in developing and operating backend services and web applications
  • Experience building complex, high-performance, and highly available distributed software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers
  • Strong familiarity developing with Java and Spring Framework as well as experience in an AWS environment
  • Extensive experience in managing mission critical services with high throughput and low latency

What you get

  • Medical/Dental/Vision/Life, AD&D insurance
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) & Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Long-term/Short-term Disability
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) program
  • 401K Plan with Company Match
  • 18-21 days of the Paid Time Off (PTO) a year based on the tenure

Worth weighing

  • Base pay range is $174,000/year to $299,000/year, which may vary based on location and experience
  • Annual bonus is 0-20% of the base salary
  • Role involves high responsibility with expectations for operational excellence and reliability

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Listed by Coupang on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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